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Origin and history

The church and the old convent of the Minimes of Toulouse found their origins in a primitive chapel built at the end of the tenth century. Over the centuries, the site evolved: in 1392, a Saint-Roch chapel was built at the present site, and in 1503, the Minimes brothers, accompanied by Saint-François de Paule, settled there. The present church was consecrated in 1509, marking the beginning of a series of major architectural transformations.

Between 1516 and 1528, the site was enriched with a bell tower, a chapel dedicated to Saint Francis de Paule (now sacristy), and a southern collateral. In the 19th century, work completed the building with the addition of a northern collateral in 1860 and the construction of the bell tower arrow in 1892. Gothic architecture, characterized by a dogive vaulted nave and a pentagonal apse, also houses a classic painting by Antoine Fayet adorning the sacristy.

Ranked a Historic Monument in 1974, the site includes the church, facades, roofs and galleries of the remaining cloister. Property shared between the commune and an association, it illustrates both the Toulouse medieval heritage and the architectural reinterpretations of the 19th century, while preserving remarkable artistic elements such as the Gothic portal or frescoes dedicated to Saint-François de Paule.

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